Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-03-04
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspa'cal
NORFOLK, March 3, 1887.
The transportation lines bringing
freights TO this port are doing the
heaviest business ever known in this
direction, and Just now all the facilities
are taxed 10 their utmost 10 move the
merchandise they are handling, to say
nothing OF the more bulky freights.
Particularly is this true of the Chesa-
pcakc-bay lines, whose employs are
kept hard at work day and night with
the unprecedented spring rush. There
is no lack of activity along the wharves,
which is great blessing 10 the army OF
negro labortrs OF this section. Our
colored laboripg population is peculiarly
fortunate. The winter brings cotton,
peanuts, oysters, etc, 10 handle--the
spring the rush of merchandise from the
Moth to the South, and in the summer
the crops of the truckers are 10 be bur
ned 10 market.
The shipments OF Pocahontss coal
from the Lambert's Point pier during
the month of February were the largest
recorded for nemonth since the estab-
hshmont of the pier, 90, 1876 tons.
Ninety.two vessels, comprising steam
eYs, banks, brigs. and sch0oaers, were
loaded, and 3, 204 tons were shipped to
foreign ports.
Colonel Catlett Gibson, United States
district attorney, is in the city
The superb stesm-yacht Meteor, be-
LONGING To A. l.. Eateman. the Wall
street banker. is again in port.
The United States steamer Ossipee Is
now dolly expected at the maynard
from New York, and will be repaired
here without going out of commission,
hut a new set OF officers and crew will
be ordered 10 her.
Acting Commodore George Brown, of
the navy yard, left again FOR Washing.
ton last night 10 be gone two weeks on
special duty at the Navy Department
Captain George c. Remey viii act as
commaudant OF the yard.
The truckers have completed potato
planting, and the farmers in the lower
part OF the county are now very busy,
getting their potatoes in the ground,
the wet weather having greatly retarded
operations.
The officers at the navy-yard seem
confident that one Of the two new dry
docks will be built here, although ef-
forts are being made to have both built
elsewhere. The matter will be left to
the Secretary of the Navy to decide.
Should he feel unwilling it will go to
the President, who, it is hoped, will de-
eide in our favor
The schooner Bessie Morris has been
towed into port leaking badly, having
been ashore at Cape Charles.
The Old Dominion steamer Shenan-
dosb, running on the Carolina sounds,
is ashore near Fort Macon, Bogue
sound. The Baker Salvage Company
sent wrecking- steamer to her relief
to-day.
The large tug Norfolk, running on
the New York, Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroad route, wasin collision yes
terday and sunk the schooner Edith
Fowler near Cape Charles.
A resolution instructing the members
of the Legislature from this city to pc
titiOn for authority to extend the cor
porate limits of this city, so as to take
in Atlantic City, Brambleton, Hunters
vile, ETC., was referred to a joint COM
mittee OF the Council last night A
meeting of delegation of the citizens
of Brambleton and the joint committee
will be held at the Council chamber on
Friday night to discuss the matter
A communication was received from |
the Board of Health of Richmond yes
terday asking for the health statistics OF
this city.
The wreckers are engaged to-day
floating the schooner Centennial, ashore
at Cape Charles. G..